Probably a great story. But when I'm reading it on the bus and find myself starting to nod off, I know it's one that I'll have to force myself through.
"Out of that vast tomb Christianity issued to supersede the Caesars."Ben Hur is one of those classic works better recognised for its many adaptations. To this end it seems fair to compare it to another highly similar work - Les Miserables. Both are classic historical fiction works which use history ...
Rise, too, ye Shapes and Shadows of the Past Rise from your long forgotten grazes at last Let us behold your faces, let us hear The words you uttered in those days of fear Revisit your familiar haunts again The scenes of triumph and the scenes of pain And leave the footprints of yo...
General Lew Wallacehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b007jr51/Lew_Wallaces_Ben_Hur_A_Friendship_Betrayed/Michael Gambon narrates the biblical passages.
As a Jew I have two main reasons (and many, many lesser ones) for being interested in Christ narratives. In order of importance, those two are:1) Not having grown up with the story of Jesus too-heavily ingrained in me, it's easy for to me to see it as a little foreign and alien, and therefore fascin...
As a Jew I have two main reasons (and many, many lesser ones) for being interested in Christ narratives. In order of importance, those two are:1) Not having grown up with the story of Jesus too-heavily ingrained in me, it's easy for to me to see it as a little foreign and alien, and therefore fascin...
As a Jew I have two main reasons (and many, many lesser ones) for being interested in Christ narratives. In order of importance, those two are:1) Not having grown up with the story of Jesus too-heavily ingrained in me, it's easy for to me to see it as a little foreign and alien, and therefore fascin...
As a Jew I have two main reasons (and many, many lesser ones) for being interested in Christ narratives. In order of importance, those two are:1) Not having grown up with the story of Jesus too-heavily ingrained in me, it's easy for to me to see it as a little foreign and alien, and therefore fascin...
Important: Our sites use cookies.
We use the information stored using cookies and similar technologies for advertising and statistics purposes.
Stored data allow us to tailor the websites to individual user's interests.
Cookies may be also used by third parties cooperating with BookLikes, like advertisers, research companies and providers of multimedia applications.
You can choose how cookies are handled by your device via your browser settings.
If you choose not to receive cookies at any time, BookLikes will not function properly and certain services will not be provided.
For more information, please go to our Privacy Policy.
Log in with Facebook 
